Two Children Hospitalized After Consuming Hallucinogenic Mushroom Chocolate During Family Vacation
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Two children aged five and six were hospitalized at Galilee Medical Center after eating chocolate with hallucinogenic mushrooms, showing neurological symptoms and requiring intensive care monitoring.
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- Two children aged five and six hospitalized after consuming chocolate with hallucinogenic mushrooms.
- They showed severely dilated pupils and hallucinations during a family vacation.
- Initial evaluation found stable respiratory and cardiac status but neurological symptoms.
- Poison control suspected Psilocybe or Panaeolus mushroom poisoning.
- These mushrooms can cause hallucinations, high blood pressure, seizures, and heart damage.
- Children were admitted to pediatric ICU for close observation due to risk of symptom progression.
Two young children, aged five and six, were rushed to the pediatric emergency department at Galilee Medical Center after exhibiting severely dilated pupils and hallucinations. The symptoms appeared following their consumption of chocolate containing hallucinogenic mushrooms during a family vacation. Upon arrival, initial assessments showed the children were stable in terms of respiratory and cardiac function but displayed neurological symptoms. Consultation with the National Poison Information Center raised suspicion of poisoning from Psilocybe or Panaeolus mushrooms, known to contain active compounds that can induce hallucinations, increase blood pressure, and in severe cases cause seizures and cardiac damage. Due to the risk of further symptom development, both children were admitted for close monitoring and observation in the pediatric intensive care unit.
